On March 11, the walls of the Family & Children’s Services (F&CS) conference room were lined with sheets of sticky paper filled with plans of action. The F&CS Pandemic Emergency Management Team quickly recognized that traditional face-to-face care would be risky for staff and clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the largest outpatient behavioral health…

As Family & Children’s Services continue to navigate these unprecedented times of COVID-19 pandemic, ABCO Party Rental graciously delivered 55 much needed food bags Thursday on the agency’s behalf to Osage and LiveWell program clients. About 81 percent of F&CS clients earn less than $20,000 a year and one in four children live in poverty.…

Photo courtesy of the author Even the most privileged households, the pandemic is exposing the farce of how society treats families. Author: Chloe I. Cooney – Twitter @chloeicooney Reprinted with permission. Link to original publication. “I just want to cry,” I told my wife on Friday morning. I had just gotten off a work call…

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